moeurs

/mɜːrz/

Meanings

noun

风俗习惯，社会习俗

A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

Examples :

"In their small village, the moeurs dictated that everyone helped their neighbors during harvest, even if it meant delaying their own work. "

在他们的小村庄里，风俗习惯规定即使耽误自己的农活，每个人也要在收获时帮助邻居。

Related Words

harvest noun

/ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

秋收, 收获季节

"Harvest is usually very damp and rainy."

秋收时节通常非常潮湿多雨。

accepted verb

/æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/

接受，采纳

"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

我父母同意了我参加学校舞会的请求。

neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

邻居，街坊。

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

我的邻居养了两只吵闹的猫。

customs noun

/ˈkʌstəmz/

关税，进口税。

"Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France."

我们从法国带回的所有葡萄酒都需要缴纳200英镑的关税。

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

derived verb

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/

获得，取得，源于。

"The student derived the answer to the math problem from the formula. "

这个学生从公式推导出了这道数学题的答案。

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。

delaying verb

/dɪˈleɪɪŋ/ /diˈleɪɪŋ/

拖延，延遲。

"The heavy rain is delaying our picnic until next weekend. "

大雨延遲了我們的野餐，要到下週末才能去了。

village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

村庄，乡村

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

我们村里有两座教堂和三家商店。

dictated verb

/ˌdɪkˈteɪtɪd/ /ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd/

命令，支配，主宰

"The boss dictated the new policy to his employees. "

老板向员工们下达了新政策，要求他们必须执行。

practices noun

/ˈpɹæktɪsɪz/

练习，实践。

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要对这些台词进行大量的练习，才能在表演时表现出色。

written verb

/ˈɹɪtn̩/

书写，写作

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."

学生在纸上写下了他的名字。